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Council reviews proposed 2025 road projects, flags Norway Hill for future work
Summary
Staff outlined a preliminary set of 2025 road projects, highlighting streets around Norway Hill, and presented tradeoffs between treatments such as crush-and-shape, overlay and chip-and-seal. Council asked for prioritization and agreed to revisit the list during budgeting.
The Town Council discussed a preliminary list of proposed 2025 road projects after a presentation from Mr stman, who said staff and Public Works had developed a three-year plan to address stretches of pavement in varying condition.
Mr stman identified candidate 2025 work including portions of Hill Drive, Main Street, Hill Crest (13th to Scenic Drive), Back Street (12th), Scenic Drive and segments around the Norway Hill area and Valley View. He said the list is intended to give the council options to consider during the budget cycle, not a final commitment.
Council members and staff reviewed resurfacing options and tradeoffs. Staff described “crush-and-shape” and full reconstruction as more durable but costlier approaches, while overlay (an added inch or similar) and chip-and-seal were presented as lower-cost alternatives with shorter lifespans. The discussion noted that chip-and-seal can extend pavement life for roughly a decade in some circumstances but may be less durable than an overlay. Participants emphasized prioritizing streets by condition and cost rather than grouping work solely by neighborhood to control expense.
During the discussion a member asked about several problem locations near the Red Line area and the stretch that runs past the old school; councilors discussed previous work on Valley View and pointed to a roughly four- to five-year timeline since that project. Staff also said the program-level budgeting figure used as a planning guide was roughly $300,000 per year, but added that individual project estimates vary (examples cited in the presentation included figures such as $258,000, $138,000 and $278,000 for different segments) and are subject to change.
No formal action was taken; council members asked staff to return with refined cost estimates and a bid-ready list in advance of the budget workshops so members could evaluate priorities.
The council plans to revisit the road-project list during upcoming budget workshops.
